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J. C. AYRES Leather Horse-Net.

No. 228,019. Patented May 25,1880.

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JOHN c. AYRES, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR To HIMSELF,WILLIAM AYRES, e. RALSTON AYRES, w. MONTGOMERY AYRES, AND LEWIS H.AYRES, or sAME PLAcn.

LEATHER HORSE-NET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,019, dated May 25,1880. Application filed April 22,1980. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN C. AYREs, a citizenof the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, haveinvented an Improvement in Leather Horse-Nets, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to that class of horsenets in which longitudinalbands are combined with transverse strips for protecting the horse tofrom the attacks of flies; and my invention consists of a cheap andefiective net of this class. I

p In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of myimproved net as it appears when applied to a horse; Fig. 2, a

perspective view of the net, showing the, shape it assumes when on thehorses back and Fig.

3, a perspective View, drawn to an enlarged scale, and showing the modeof man ufacturing the net.

Horse-nets of this character, for protecting horses against thetantalizing attacks of flies, have usually been made entirely of leatherby interlocking with longitudinal bands, such as 2 5' those shown in thedrawings, transverse strips d, which, resting on the horses back, hangdown below the flanks, and by their constant agitation, caused by themotions of the horse, prevent the attacks of flies.

0 Sometimes these nets are made to extend over and down the horses neckand in front of the breast, as shown in the drawings, and sometimes theyare applied to the back and flanks only of the horse.

3 5 These leather nets are made by hand, and

consequently they are more or less expensive, as much time must beconsumed in interlocking the transverse strips of leather with thelongitudinal bands.

0 The transverse strips have sometimes been made of twisted and fibrousthreads; but it is necessary to weight these with metal tips in order toprevent the strips from becoming entangled with each ot-her-an objectionto which unweighted fibrous threads are subject, par- 5 ticularly whenthey are wet, but which is effectually obviated by the use of transversestrips of leather.

My improved net consists of transverse strips 61 of leather combinedwith longitudinal 5o textile tapes to of cotton or other yarn during theoperation of weaving the said tapes. The enlarged perspective view, Fig.3, shows part of the net, representing a portion of one of the tapes aand portions of three of the transverse strips at of leather. Thesestrips are introduced at proper intervals between warpthreads in thetape-loom, so that in beating up the fabric the strips are united to thetapes. By this mode of constructing the net the lon- 6o gitudinal stripsof leather, the most costly parts of an ordinary leather net, arediscarded for the cheaper tapes. The main source of economy, however, isthe facility with which my improved net can be made without resort- 65ing to the manual labor demanded in making ordinary leather nets.

The net shown in the drawings is made to extend over the neck of thehorse and in front of the breast; but this particular form ofconstruction need not necessarily be adhered to in all cases.

Without confining myself to any specific number of longitudinal tapes a,I claim as my invention and as a new manufacture-- A horse-net composedof longitudinal tapes of textile fabric and transverse strips of leatherinterwoven with the tapes, all substantially as set forth. I

In testimony whereof I have signed .my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. AYJRES.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. TOBIN, HARRY SMITH.

